pyusb/pyusb
Easy USB access for Python observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
64/100
- Activity 67
- Release rhythm 40
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 7
- age_days: 5479
- days_rel: 602
- days_push: 202
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
2309 stars · 669 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
PyUSB is a Python library providing easy, backend-neutral access to the host machine's USB system via libusb 1.0, libusb 0.1, or OpenUSB backends. It offers a rich API for enumerating and communicating with USB devices from Python 3.
Use cases
- communicate with usb devices from python
- enumerate connected usb devices
- send control and bulk transfers to a usb peripheral
- build a python driver for custom usb hardware
- read data from a usb sensor or instrument
When to choose
- you need cross-platform USB access from Python without writing C code
- you want a backend-neutral API over libusb
- you're building userspace USB device drivers or tooling in Python
When to avoid
- you need kernel-level USB drivers
- you're targeting platforms without libusb or OpenUSB support
- you need USB over other languages than Python
Facets
library · maturity stable
sdk developer-tools hardware developer-tools cross-platform python windows cross-platform usb libusb hardware-access ctypes linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/pyusb/pyusb · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0a37ac252ca2
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/pyusb/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 69e07728a52a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pyusb/pyusb | main | 64 |
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